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According to the Caucasian Environmental NGO Network, the
number of eco-migrants in Georgia is between 100 thousand and 120
thousand people. According to the official statistics, in 2004-2010 the
state resettled only 838 families. The ministry of IDPs from the
occupied territories, accommodation and refugees of Georgia periodically
reports that the eco-migrants, resettled in various regions of Georgia,
live in normal conditions. In fact, the situation is radically
different.

Although there are 907 missing people in Georgia, the national legislation does not have effective measures to regulate this problem. Georgia has not joined the 2006 UN Convention about Missing People. One more problem is the victim status for the family members of the missing people as well as estimation of compensation for them.

On November 3, street traders held protest demonstration
in Rustavi. They protested the decision of the City Council to ban
street trading near the territory of the so-called Istanbul in 12th
micro-district of Rustavi.

Tbilisi residents will have a new problem in the near
future. If they are late to pay at least one communal bill, the
electricity supply will be cut off. For example, if you accumulate
arrears on a water bill, “Telasi” (Tbilisi Electricity Distribution
Company) will express solidarity with the Tbilisi Water Company and
leave you in darkness.

Georgia’s business environment is analyzed by numerous
international or local organizations every year. Georgia’s business
environment achieved 11th place in World Bank’s Doing Business 2010
Survey when it held 18th place in 2008. But despite these developments,
some experts note several negative tendencies in the area of business
development.

Money transfers in Georgia soon might give rise to acts
of terrorisms. To avoid the acts of terrorism in the country, deputy
Tortladze requests universal and daily control of transfers which
exceed ten thousand GEL. This initiative is questioned not only by the
experts and opposition but the majority party members themselves.

What were legal basis for the removal of Stalin’s statue
in Gori? Why did the government decide to dismantle the statue at night
which was set up while Stalin was still alive? Did the people request
it and what are official documents to prove it? We started to collect
information about the removal of the statue next day after it was
dismantled; the procedures took more than two months.